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Pretend to Be a Royal and We'll Show You Which Real Life Crown You'd Wear

Zoe Samuel

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About This Quiz

The practice of wearing crowns goes back thousands of years. The ancient Persian kings wore crowns and "diadems," or jeweled bands worn on the head. The ancient Egyptians had two crowns, one for Lower Egypt (the "Deshret"), one for Upper Egypt (the "Hedjet"), which were combined to form the Pschent, the crown of all of Egypt. The Roman Emperor Constantine I adopted the practice of wearing a crown, and it became a tradition among all Roman Emperors after him. After the fall of Rome, European kings, queens, and emperors of all stripes wore crowns, as does the Pope and several other religious leaders.

Jeweled headgear made of precious metals has also been popular in Asia for thousands of years, though the origins there are less clear, and crowns of a sort, decorated with skins, feathers, or even plant life, are popular the world over. What binds all of these fancy hats together is they all symbolize power that comes from a position or title.

You want a crown, so you can show everyone how powerful you are, but with so many crowns, how can anyone choose theirs? So play the part of royalty, answer some of our questions, and we will tell you which real-world crown is the one you should wear!

How private would you be?

I would be very public.

I would be very private.

I would be fairly public.

I would be fairly private.

Which historical monarchy would you like to be the head of?

None. I would make my own way.

The Tokugawa Shogunate

The French Monarchy

The Holy Roman Emperors

How big would you want your entourage to be?

Hundreds of people

As small as possible

A half dozen or so

Fifty people. Enough for a long line of limos.

What designer would you choose for special occasions?

Favourbrook

Shushu/Tong

Henrik Vibskov

Michel & Amazonka

What would be the main responsibility of your assistant?

Handling my schedule

Setting up meetings

IT

Buying private jets

For what sporting events would you want a front row seat?

The Olympics

A football (soccer) championship

A hockey championship

MMA championships

What kind of government would you have?

Total tyranny

An absolute monarchy

A constitutional monarchy

Feudal monarchy

What sort of castle will you call home?

A massive military complex

A modest palace

A clean, modern building

A palace to make the Pope weep

Which approach to the class system would you embrace?

I'd allow modern society, but with me at the top, with the power of life and death.

I would allow a middle class and working class, but get rid of serfdom.

I would have a working class, middle class, and aristocracy.

There would be aristocrats and serfs. That's all.

What would be a central feature of your heraldry?

The fleur-de-lis

A crow

The double eagle

The bear

Which house would you seek an alliance with by marriage?

The House of Habsburg

No one in particular

The Sugawara clan

The House of Bourbon

Which real world leader would you seek to emulate?

Charlemagne

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein

Vladimir V. Putin

Which fictional ruler would inspire you?

King Arthur

Strider

Beowulf

Cersei Lannister

What would your people do as a tradition on the anniversary of your coronation?

Have a huge military parade

Have a pleasant party with lots of dancing

Have a stiff drink

Grovel at my feet

For what would you write grants?

Military developments

Art that shows off national pride

Environmentalist work

Making me fanciful jeweled eggs

What would be your policy on hostile nations?

Humiliate them on the battlefield

Fend them off, but do not conquer

Hold them hostage and make them pay the Danegeld

Crush the, conquer them, kill off their ruling class, and force them to adopt my culture

Where would you look for a spouse?

My own family

The educated elite

Aristocrats from neighboring nations

The Prussian aristocracy

How would you style yourself?

Emperor/Empress

King/Queen

Grand Duke/Duchess

Tsar/Tsarina

How would your spouse style themselves?

Empress/Emperor

Queen/King

Royal Consort

Tsar/Tsarina

Would your family be able to handle their relation to a royal monarch?

Not for the most part

Absolutely

Yes, every one

No, none

What item of clothing would you definitely wear, and therefor popularize?

A military uniform

Humble robes

Slick, modern suits

Culottes

What would you do to the people who antagonized you before you were elevated?

Force them to enlist and send them to the front

Banish them

Ignore them

Send them to a gulag

What active role would you play in the government?

I would be the commander in chief.

I would be the chief executive.

I would be a figurehead and the national conscience.

I would be every branch of government.

How would you relax when you take time off?

I would conquer a small nation.

I would visit other nations.

I would go skiing.

I would visit with psychics.

How would you choose the people you surround yourself with?

From the military elite

My friends from school

People from my class who understand the responsibilities of my class

Shameless yes men

How many of your present friends would you drop once you become the head of state?

Most of them

None of them

Some of them

All of them

Would you appoint any of your friends to official positions?

Yes, I would put the 'tis in nepotism.

I might put one in charge of a charity.

I'd give titles to friends who could handle it.

God, no

What are the odds you would start a war over something petty, like a personal insult?

50%

0%

10%

100%

What would you invest state money in developing?

WMDs

The economy

Technologies

Awesome palaces for me

How will you be transported around your nation?

In an ostentatious armored vehicle surrounded by military vehicles and soldiers

By limousine

By bicycle, as everyone in my nation would

In a private train

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